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Nicole Goodwin

Man charged with manslaughter after Prudhoe pensioner dies in hospital

A man has been charged with manslaughter after a Prudhoe man died following a suspected assault.

At 9.40am on December 10 last year, police attended a property in Woodhead Road in Prudhoe following a report of a disturbance.

Officers found 79-year-old Roy Clayton who had sustained a serious neck injury consistent with having been assaulted. Sadly, four days after the suspected assault, he died in hospital.

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